SplitFish recently announced the FragFX controller for the PlayStation 3, which makes it possible for PC-like control on the platform. Instead of the mouse and keyboard control that other companies have tried, SplitFish's control goes for a mouse-Wii hybrid.

The right-hand mouse has the four face buttons (triangle, circle, X, and square) and controls gameplay elements like shooting, looking up, down, left, and right. The left-hand grip, which G4TV apparently calls the “FragChuck,” provides the full range of sixaxis control. For games such as Resistance: Fall of Man, users can reload a weapon by simply swinging the FragChuck.

FragFX with a wire will cost you US$59.99 when it arrives next month, and a Bluetooth version is expected later for $10 more.

I am not a huge fan of these wannabe controllers, but this one looks pretty solid. If it's the only way to convert PC gamers into console gamers, I'll accept it. Maybe one day they'll be able to hold a standard gaming controller in their hands without moaning about how poorly it controls.